Spline retaining ring
US6285110A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 17, 2000 |
| Grant date | Sep 4, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 17, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH02K3/51
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A retaining ring for a rotor assembly, the retaining ring adapted to constrain field winding end turns arranged in a rotor body, the retaining ring comprising axially inboard and outboard ends and radially inner and outer surfaces, the radially outer surface at the axially inboard end having an aerodynamically smooth spline shape defined by compound radii that merge into a rounded nose portion.
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